25th Anniversary: 22 January 2025
This story was submitted as part of FRRR’s 25th birthday celebrations.
“Thank you, thank you, thank you. It is always difficult to fundraise, and then on top of that to apply for grants. Not only in time taken, but in the aspect of rejection – or rather rejections. So, thank you for taking an interest in country affairs and helping those you can.”
Jakob Gamertsfelder, Treasurer
“Morgan is a small country town of some 500 people. We have a group called Morgan Volunteer Support Group and we provide the Meals on Wheels SA service to Morgan and surrounding towns. The Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal provided us with a grant of $10,000, which we used to buy a community car to replace our 22-year-old vehicle – built in September of 1998.
“Our replacement car has let us continue these last three years quite happily, delivering meals. We currently deliver eight meals every day, involving eight delivery drivers on rotating shifts. Also engaged are five cooks and supply workers, with admin workers being mainly down at Adelaide headquarters of Meals on Wheels SA. We delivered all through COVID, all through the high river of 2022-23 that inundated 2,500 homes in our Council area, and on every public holiday. We have a good relationship with community and in this last year we have helped three customers in distress, waiting with them while they sought medical attention. Our numbers are not large, but what we do counts.
“I also want to thank FRRR and Kellogg Australia Charitable Foundation again for the further help they provided in the way of breakfast cereals and snack bars to Morgan Primary School. Every day Foodbank provides breakfasts for students who ask, which is about fifteen students. Kellogg’s did this not just once in 2022 but also in 2023. It was a splendid help. Thank you for helping not just us, but all of us.”
